I. Of the Origin of the Romans 63 II. From the building of Rome to the death of Romulus 66 III. From the death of Romulus to the death of Numa 71 IV. From the death of Numa to the death of Tullus Hostilius 73 V. From the death of Tullus Hostilius to the death of Ancus Martius 75 VI. From the death of Ancus Martius to the death of Taiquinius Priscus 77 VII. From the death of Tarquinius Priscus to the death of Servius Tullius 80 VIII. From the death of Servius Tullius to the banishment of Tarquinius Superbus 83 IX. From the banishment of Tarquinius Superbus to the appointment of the first Dictator 88 X. From the Creation of the Dictator to the election of the Tribunes 93 XI. From the Creation of the Tribunes to the appointment of the Decemviri, viz. Section 1.—The great Volscian war 96 —— 2.—Civil commotions on account of the Agrarian law 101 XII. From the creation of the Decemviri to the destruction of the city by the Gauls, viz. Section 1.—Tyranny of the Decemviri 106 —— 2.—Crimes of Appius—Revolt of the army 110 —— 3.—Election of Military Tribunes— Creation of the Censorship 115 —— 4.—Siege and capture of Veii—Invasion of the Gauls 119 —— 5.—Deliverance of Rome from the Gauls 125 XIII. From the wars with the Samnites to the First Punic war, viz. Section 1.—The Latin war 131 —— 2.—Invasion of Italy by Pyrrhus, king of Epirus 135 —— 3.—Defeat and departure of Pyrrhus 140 XIV. From the beginning of the First Punic war to the beginning of the Second, viz. Section 1.—Causes and commencement of the war—Invasion of Africa by Regulus 144 —— 2.—Death of Regulus—Final Triumph of the Romans 149 XV. The Second Punic war, viz. Section 1.—Commencement of the war—Hannibal's invasion of Italy 151 —— 2.—Victorious career of Hannibal 155 —— 3.—Retrieval of the Roman affairs—Invasion of Africa by Scipio—Conclusion of the war 160 XVI. Macedonian, Syrian, Third Punic, and Spanish wars 164 XVII. From the Destruction of Carthage to the end of the Sedition of the Gracchi, viz. Section 1.—Murder of Tiberius Gracchus 170 —— 2.—Slaughter of Caius Gracchus and his adherents 174 XVIII. From the Sedition of Gracchus to the perpetual Dictatorship of Sylla, viz. Section 1.—The Jugurthine and Social wars 178 —— 2.—The cruel massacres perpetrated by Marius and Sylla 183 XIX. From the perpetual Dictatorship of Sylla to the first Triumvirate 188 XX. From the First Triumvirate to the death of Pompey, viz. Section 1.—Cæsar's wars in Gaul—Commencement of the Civil war 194 —— 2.—Cæsar's victorious career 199 —— 3.—The campaign in Thessaly and Epirus 204 —— 4.—The battle of Pharsalia 208 —— 5.—Death of Pompey 212 XXI. From the Destruction of the Commonwealth to the establishment of the first Emperor, Augustus, viz. Section 1.—Cæsar's Egyptian campaign 218 —— 2.—The African campaign 223 —— 3.—Death of Cæsar 228 —— 4.—The Second Triumvirate 234 —— 5.—The Battle of Philippi 239 —— 6.—Dissensions of Antony and Augustus 244 —— 7.—The Battle of Actium 249 —— 8.—The